Standing in a row above funeral plains
robed in white and scarlet
and mourning all that vanished at the dawn
shadows made into flesh and blood
lurk among the barrens
forbidden places where no road can reach
where the land is sick and dying
and a wraith king reigns over fading memory
There you may find an end to legend
entombed with the cries of a sacrificial lamb
On solstice night atop the hillside
stand with eyes to the west
and watch the death of the sun
Below that once immortal flame
you will see the last march of kings
crawling, weak with hunger, to touch the face of eternity
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Are there any unproven conspiracy theories you believe to be true?
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5 responses to “A Once Immortal Flame”
Sounds a lot like Kentucky.
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I haven’t visited, but now I want to!
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The 2002 NBA playoffs were fixed.
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Woah I haven’t heard about that. I’ll have to look into it…
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https://roundballdaily.com/2010/05/12/the-lost-champions-the-story-of-the-2002-sacramento-kings-and-the-fixed-western-conference-finals/
It’s kind of long, there are 3 parts, but worth the read. That’s a huge part of the reason that I was mostly silent on social media when Kobe Bryant passed. If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. You can’t pay respects to someone who you have zero respect for.
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